Collaborative Audit Management System

Abstract

A method includes recording audit results from an audit being conducted on a computer searchable storage device, recording supporting documentation on the computer searchable storage device, searching the storage device for similar prior audits to reveal fraud patterns utilizing a database search engine, and correlating the fraud patterns with the audit being conducted.

1 . A method comprising:
 recording audit results from an audit being conducted on a computer searchable storage device;   recording supporting documentation on the computer searchable storage device;   searching the storage device for similar prior audits to reveal fraud patterns utilizing a database search engine; and   correlating the fraud patterns with the audit being conducted.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the supporting documentation includes text documenting discussions with people interviewed during the audit. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the supporting documentation includes emails collected during the audit. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the emails are used to prioritize audit candidates prior to authorizing an audit. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the supporting documentation includes third party comments regarding persons responsible for an area being audited. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the searching comprises an unstructured search of both the audit results and supporting documentation. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the database search engine also performs the correlation of the fraud patterns. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the storage device stores the audit results and supporting documentation in an in memory database. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the supporting documentation includes mobile device originated photographs. 
     
     
         10 . A computer readable storage device having code for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
 recording audit results from an audit being conducted on a computer searchable storage device;   recording supporting documentation on the computer searchable storage device;   searching the storage device for similar prior audits to reveal fraud patterns utilizing a database search engine; and   correlating the fraud patterns with the audit being conducted.   
     
     
         11 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 10  wherein the supporting documentation includes emails and photographs collected during the audit. 
     
     
         12 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 11  wherein the emails are used to prioritize audit candidates prior to authorizing an audit. 
     
     
         13 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 10  wherein the searching comprises an unstructured search of both the audit results and supporting documentation. 
     
     
         14 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 13  wherein the database search engine also performs the correlation of the fraud patterns. 
     
     
         15 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 13  wherein the storage device stores the audit results and supporting documentation in an in memory database. 
     
     
         16 . A system comprising:
 a processor;   a database system;   a communications port to send and receive communications to and from auditing devices; and   a storage device containing processor executable code to cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:   recording audit results from an audit being conducted on the database system;   recording supporting documentation on the database system;   searching the database system for similar prior audits to reveal fraud patterns utilizing a database system search engine; and   correlating the fraud patterns with the audit being conducted.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the supporting documentation includes text documenting discussions with people interviewed during the audit. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the supporting documentation includes emails and photographs collected during the audit. 
     
     
         19 . The system  claim 16  wherein the searching comprises an unstructured search of both the audit results and supporting documentation. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein the database system comprises an in memory database including analytic capabilities.